11/26/2010 – Where yellow roses still bloom in November
By Claire M. Lambert Gosselin Orignially published in The Times Record, Friday, November 26, 2010 It’s long past summer, but there are yellow roses blooming in Harpswell near Curtis Cove in the yard of The Vicarage by the Sea, where Henry now resides. Yellow roses are considered a symbol of friendship, and a way to [...]
06/10/2010 – A Sense of loving Wonder – Rachel Carson and the Vicarage
Over this past weekend I spent time in rainy misty Maine seeking the spirit of Rachel Carson on the rocky shores and from the peaks of mountains. I found her everywhere – during the meeting of The Society where I talked about the brain and health and learned again the Power of Purpose form Richard [...]
06/12/2005 – Introducing “The Vicarage”
By Laurie Doran Originally published by The Coastal Journal Sunday, June 12, 2005 HARPSWELL – The Vicarage, formerly a bed and breakfast located on Curits Cove, now specializes in carrying for the elderly with dementia. “The Vicarage was founded on the beliefs that every human being deserves the opportunity to grow, regardless of age, or [...]
03/28/2002 – ‘We’ve done it’ says Vicarage-by-the-Sea founder
By Laurie Christman Originally published by The Coastal Journal, Midcoast Retirement Living, March 28, 2002 HARPSWELL- Ronald Regan’s battle with Alzheimers disease has increased awareness of the toll this disease takes on patients and their familes. Reagan’s family has chosen to take care of him at home, but they have support and resources that many [...]
09/01/1999 – Two old friends team up for elderly
By Kenneth Z. Chutchain Originally published by the Harpswell Anchor, September 1999 Johanna Wigg has not been in a big hurry to dissuade people of the notion the Vicarage by the Sea is still a bed and breakfast. The sign has not changed from the days when her parents ran a popular inn on Curtis [...]
07/28/1998 – Family home is refuge for Alzhiemer’s patients
A Harpswell woman converts a former bed and breakfast into a warm and welcoming care facility. By L. Mercedes Wesel, Staff Writer Orignally Pubilshed Portland Press Herald, Tuesday, July 28, 1998 HARPSWELL - Johanna Wigg, a 27-year-old doctoral student, speaks wistfully of the three years she spent caring for her grandmother, whose mind and talents, but [...]
05/14/1998 – Caring For The Elderly
The Vicarage Tries A New Approach By Jon Pataki Originally Published by The Coastal Journal May 14, 1998 Vol. 32 No.20 In today’s world, finding a home or living residence for the elderly is increasingly costly and difficult. When a parent or loved one reaches the age when it is difficult to care for them [...]
